I've always been satisfied to see the music or selections quoted in the text, allowing your mind to add the soundtrack--assuming there is one. I don't read everything and imagine a soundtrack in it, unless the text specifies music playing in the background, or possibly makes a mention of a moment "seeming like a scene out of movieX," where you can recall the soundtrack from that movie and insert it yourself.
Example: "Blake strutted on the parapet, reminding Sarah of that moment in Lawrence of Arabia when Lawrence strode above the crowd, accepting the cheers from below..."
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